I think anybody who thinks the C-130,and the Andover could select reverse in flight are talking cobblers,as it would lead to an NTS disconnect,and a possible blade hang-up,and off the side you would go.What you can do in the sim.is not applicable to the a/c.Think about it,as soon as the blades go through zero pitch, you lose a large percentage of lift,and tailplane/elevator blanking,and therefore control,and even more in reverse.
For the Andover,in `73 I spent time as co-pilot doing steep approaches at Bedford,possibly up to 10deg,using an MLS for guidance,and I`m certain we used an extra notch of flap for drag,and power to control the flare, reverse only when down,otherwise one would `wheelbarrow`;these were also done later on the 748,-125,and VC-10,as 2- segment approaches,steep initially,then reducing to 3-4deg for obstacle clearance into tac.LSs.